Lee Sherman Named President & CEO of National Human Services Assembly
The National Human Services Assembly is excited to announce Lee Sherman as its new President and CEO. “Lee’s personal commitment to the human services sector, and his professional and volunteer experience, embrace all the qualifications needed to lead the National Assembly on its continuing path of excellence,” said Jatrice Martel Gaiter, NHSA Board Chair and Executive Vice President, External Affairs for Volunteers of America. Sherman currently serves as President and CEO of the Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies (AJFCA), and he comes to the National Assembly with more than 25 years of executive-level experience in both the nonprofit and corporate sectors. He will begin his tenure in June of this year. Read the full press release.
Reframing Momentum
NHSA is excited to share some data demonstrating how enthusiastically national, state, and local human services organizations are participating in the National Reframing Human Services Initiative. Since unveiling the new Building Well-Being Narrative in Fall 2015, the results have been:
Purpose-Oriented Employees Make a World of Difference
Aaron Hurst, co-founder of Imperative, presented at NHSA's Talent Management Summit in March and inspired the group to find purpose within the workforce. In this day and age, working toward a nonprofit mission alone is not enough. Imperative has designed a "talent analytics solution that enables forward-thinking leaders to [strategically] manage and measure what matters in their organization: purpose, fulfillment and impact." Take a cue from Aaron, whose "imperative is to create communities that are empowered to realize their potential," and capture the purpose and full potential of your workforce. Learn more.
Opportunities and resources
General
Management and Leadership of the Nonprofit Sector is an online, five-week course that provides the foundation for effective nonprofit management and leadership. NHSA members and friends get 20% off the next course, which starts May 9 (use code Alliance20). Enroll now as space is limited. This course is stackable toward the nationally-recognized Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Learn more
Issues of Diversity in the Nonprofit Workplace A national survey on Nonprofits, Leadership and Race conducted by the Building Movement Project Take the survey
See how the human service sector stacked up against other sectors in 2014 Learn more
Supportive Services in Job Training and Education: A Research Review presents findings from a review and analysis of literature on the importance, effectiveness, and availability of support services for participants in job training programs from the Institute for Women's Policy ResearchLearn more
Events
NHSA National Collaboration for Families Annual Meeting* focusing on Two-Generation policy & programming - April 18 Learn more
WEBINAR: How 501(c)(3)s Can Engage With Candidates and Voters via Independent Sector - Featuring Jatrice Martel Gaiter, Steve Taylor, and other sector leaders - April 19 Learn more
Coming Together - Lutheran Services in America National Conference April 25-28 Learn more
IAVE World Volunteer Conference November 7-10 Learn more
Applications being accepted for the Youth Opportunity Fund which provides grants to nonprofits working in innovative ways to place low-income young adults on a path towards college and career success - Deadline May 2Learn more
Research indicates that explaining how human services support well-being through all stages of life is a powerful way to build public understanding and support for the full range of the sector’s work. "Life Cycle" explanatory examples can illuminate the benefits and provide a more holistic perspective of human services.
